Bay Area indie band Foxtails Brigade adds to local St. Patrick's Day music

Following its first appearance at Austin’s South by Southwest, West Coast Bay Area chamber pop band Foxtails Brigade, an indie duo, will perform in concert at 7 p.m. Monday (St. Patrick’s Day) at the Firehouse Theater at LHUCA, 511 Ave. K.

Cocktails will be sold in the LHUCA lobby at 5:30 p.m. The Firehouse Theater door will open at 6:30 p.m.

General admission tickets are $10, and can be reserved by calling 762-8606 or by visiting lhuca.org.

That's my only new listing. But here is a look back at more major music planned for tomorrow's St. Patrick's Day: Monday, March 17:

Those seeking an Irish evening might want to plan a late dinner at Triple J Chophouse, 1807 Buddy Holly Ave., where they can enjoy unique, free entertainment.

West Texas-based members of Celtic ensemble Roan Inish Damhsa will perform their sixth annual St. Patrick’s Day ceili from 7 to 9 p.m. at he restaurant. A ceili promotes awareness of Celtic heritage and culture via traditional Irish and Scottish songs and instrumental music, flavored further by soft-shoe and hard-shoe dance steps.

The same band also performs from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday at the Holly Hop Ice Cream Shop, 3404 34th St.

The Texas Tech School of Music’s magnificent steel drum band plans to depart Wednesday for Canada. There, under Lisa Rogers’ direction, the band will appear at the annual Canada Day of Percussion, sponsored by the Percussive Arts Society.

The event takes place at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada.

Naturally, just being invited to take part is an honor.

However, Tech’s Steel Drum Band has been asked to perform as the featured ensemble at Wednesday’s Day of Percussion.

That’s great news.

The more frustrating news is that Tech's steel band members head into this week still in need of funds necessary to cover their travel expenses.

So the steel drum band will move off-campus for a day, playing its St. Patrick’s Day concert at 8 p.m. Monday at Soundstage, 1925 Buddy Holly Ave.

Club management confirmed that 100 percent of all funds earned via the evening’s $5 cover charge will be donated to fund the band's Canada trip.

Further donations also can be made. Simply make checks payable to Texas Tech, but include a written notation on each check that says: Steel Band Support Fund.

More information about the Tech steel drum band’s concert and/or its Canada trip is available by calling musician Joy Harris at 401-6365.

By the way, Monday’s concert by the steel drum band at Soundstage is a BYOB event.